According to a Fortunereport, published March 7, 2019, Philadelphia is poised to become the first major USA city to ban and penalize stores and restaurants that do not accept cash as a means of payment.

There are exemptions to the statue, with parking lots, garages, and businesses who sell goods through a membership model - such as gyms - able to continue operations as normal.

Retailers who've adopted the practice may argue that eradicating cash makes for more convenient shopping, but many believe the policy actually discriminates against those without bank accounts or credit cards.

Philadelphia is the first major USA city to ban cashless stores, placing it at the forefront of a debate that pits retail innovation against lawmakers trying to protect all citizens' access to the marketplace. MA has long had a prohibition on its books against establishments refusing to accept cash.

Almost 6 percent of residents in the Philadelphia region do not have access to credit or bank accounts in 2017 and roughly 22 percent were considered "underbanked", according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The e-commerce giant has already opened shop in Seattle, San Francisco and Chicago, and another location is expected to come to New York City. None of Amazon's stores accept cash unless required by law. The company reportedly plans to open up to 3,000 of these stores throughout the US over the next few years.

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WIndows 10 is now on 40 percent pf PCs according to Net Applications but Windows 7 is still in second place with 38.5 percent. The industry analysts revealed that Windows 10 is the largest operating systems globally after the recent development.

The airline said in the statement that search and rescue operations were underway near the crash site around the town of Bishoftu. Boeing said it was "deeply saddened" by the crash and offered to send a team to provide technical assistance.

The person wasn't authorized to discuss the confidential investigation and spoke to AP on condition of anonymity. Trump tweeted his claim after days of swirling questions about Cohen over the issue of pardons.

Other key battle grounds that will be hotly contested between the APC and PDP are Kaduna, Akwa Ibom, Imo, Kano and Kwara. "After voting [thugs] came and burned our result sheets", Chinedu Obiora, a businessman told Al Jazeera.

There also are reports of the Xiaomi backed company setting up a base in India, which means a likely launch in the country too. Much closer to home, Vivo's new IQOO sub-brand launched its first ever smartphone in that same vein.

Originally set to release on March 21st, 2019, The Sinking City has now been delayed until June 27th, 2019. In The Sinking City , you play a PI trying to make sense of the case he's wound up trapped in.

She was transported to a hospital in Munich , Germany . "[Van der Zee] Our deepest condolences to your family and friends". During their trip in Austria , they recalled " Lotte started to feel unwell throughout the course of the afternoon".

The Czech appeared to have taken control of the stadium court slugfest when she broke Williams for a 4-3 lead in the third. But even the Serbian didn't predict his historic 2018 comeback that reached a low point here in Indian Wells 12 months ago.

The partial move underscores the changing political climate in Norway, where opposition to oil and gas exploration is on the rise. Norway said the removal of upstream oil and gas assets from its fund would happen gradually, in consultation with Norges Bank.

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